Commode-stool



(No Model) H. H. HUGHES.

COMMODE STOOL.

No. 284,852.l Patented Sept. .11.' 188s.

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HUGH H. HUGHES, oE FAIR HAVEN, VERMONT.

COMMODE-STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,852, datedSeptember 11, 1883. Application filed December 1, 1882. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may con/cern:

Be itl known that I, HUGH H. HUGHEs, of Fair Haven, in the county ofRutland and State of Vermont, have invented a new and ImprovedCommode-Stool, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved stool whichcan be used as a commode or as a receptacle for shoes, slippers, &c.

Reference is to be had yto the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved commode-stool, showing thecover raised and the hinged bottom of the-cover opened. Fig. 2 is across-sectional elevation of the same, showing. it closed and thecommode-seats curtained within the cover.

A box, A, which preferably increases in cross-section from the bottom tothe top, is composed of a base-section, A, and an upper section, A2,hinged to the top of the base-sec` tion. A cover, B, is hinged to thetop section, A2, which cover is provided with a hinged bottom, C, whichopens downwardly. Bands D hold the cover B from being opened too far.Hooks E and staples F are usedv to lock the section A2 on the base A andthe cover B on the section A2. A commode-seat, G, ts in the upper end ofthe base-section A, and a commode-seat, H, lits in the upper end of thetop section, A2.

The cover B is to be upholstered, and the box is covered with fabric, orcan be ornamented in any suitable manner. A chamber,

` J, is placed in the bottom of the box A, and

if a child wishes to use the commode the section A2 is raised and theseat G is placed in the top of the base-section A.

If the commode is to be used by a grown person, the section A2 isfolded, down, the cover B is raised, and the seat His placed in the topof the section A2. If the box is to be used for receiving shoes andslippers, the seats G and H are placed in the cover B, and the entirebox will be empty to receive the shoes and slippers. The stool can alsobe used as a chair or for other purposes.

Locks or other catches can be used in place of the staples F and hooksE.

The stool is to be provided with casters for convenience in moving it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,n

A commode formed of the section Athe section A2, hinged to the upperedge thereof, and the separate commode-seats G H, to adapt the commodeto children and adults, as described.

HUGH HARRY HUGHES.

Vitnesses:

J.. H. FOY, EDWARD PHEsToN.

